Patents by Inventor Jürgen Wichmann

Jürgen Wichmann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7514443
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel pyrazolo- and imidazo-pyrimidine derivatives of formula I wherein A, D, E, L, M, Q, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined hereinabove. The present invention also relates to a process for their preparation, a pharmaceutical composition containing said derivatives and a method of treating or preventing acute or chronic neurological disorder comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one such derivatives. These disorders include acute and chronic disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Publication number: 20090088451
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 2-aminoquinolines of formula I wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification, as 5-HT5A receptor antagonists, their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use for the treatment of CNS disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Sabine Kolczewski, Claus Riemer, Lucinda Steward, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Woltering
  • Patent number: 7511033
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), a process for the manufacture thereof, their use for the preparation of medicaments for treating CNS disorders and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. Compounds of formula (I) are represented by general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are defined as in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Silvia Gatti McArthur, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Patent number: 7504404
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein A, E G, J, L, M, R1, R2, and R3 are as defined in the specification and claims. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for preparing the compounds and compositions. The compounds are metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonists and are useful for the treatment of a variety of CNS disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Silvia Gatti McArthur, Erwin Goetschi, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Publication number: 20080300250
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 to R3, A, M, L, E, G, and J are as defined in the description and claims. The invention also relates to a process for the manufacture of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods for treating CNS disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Silvia Gatti McArthur, Erwin Goetschi, Wylie Solang Palmer, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Publication number: 20080280924
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein A, B, Q, X, Y, R1, and R2 are as defined herein; pharmaceutical compositions containing them; a process for their manufacture; and methods for treating CNS disorders with the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Silvia Gatti McArthur, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Woltering
  • Patent number: 7446113
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 to R3, A, M, L, E, G, and J are as defined in the description and claims. The invention also relates to a process for the manufacture of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods for treating CNS disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Silvia Gatti McArthur, Erwin Goetschi, Wylie Solang Palmer, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Publication number: 20080261957
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), a process for the manufacture thereof, their use for the preparation of medicaments for treating CNS disorders and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. Compounds of formula (I) are represented by general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are defined as in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Silvia Gatti McArthur, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Publication number: 20080146567
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 2-Aminoquinoline derivatives of general formula I and pharmaceutically-acceptable acid-addition salts thereof, wherein R1, R2 and X are as defined in the specification. The compounds may be used as 5-HT5A receptor antagonists. The present invention relates also to processes for making such a compound and a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a compound. Compounds of the present invention are useful in the prevention and/or treatment of anxiety depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, panic disorders, agoraphobia, social phobia, obsessive compulsive disorders, post-traumatic stress disorders, pain, memory disorders, dementia, disorders of eating behaviors, sexual dysfunction, sleep disorders, withdrawal from abuse of drugs, motor disorders such as Parkinson's disease, psychiatric disorders and gastrointestinal disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Sabine Kolczewski, Claus Riemer, Lucinda Steward, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Woltering
  • Patent number: 7378417
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and p are as defined in the description and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, to the manufacture of such compounds and compositions, and to methods of treating or preventing acute and/or chronic central nervous system disorders by administering such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Erwin Goetschi, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Patent number: 7361659
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrrazolo-pyrimidine derivatives of formula (I): wherein R1 to R4 and A are as defined in the specification, a process for the manufacture thereof, their use for treating or preventing metabotropic glutamate receptors mediated disorders, their use for the preparation of medicaments for treating such disorders and pharmaceutical compositions containing said derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Silvia Gatti McArthur, Erwin Goetschi, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Publication number: 20080081907
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y, Ar1, and Ar2 are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Sabine Kolczewski, Claus Riemer, Lucinda Steward, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Woltering
  • Publication number: 20080051421
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel pyrazolo- and imidazo-pyrimidine derivatives of formula I wherein A, D, E, L, M, Q, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined hereinabove. The present invention also relates to a process for their preparation, a pharmaceutical composition containing said derivatives and a method of treating or preventing acute or chronic neurological disorder comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one such derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Woltering
  • Patent number: 7329662
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel pyrazolo- and imidazo-pyrimidine derivatives of formula I wherein A, D, E, L, M, Q, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined hereinabove. The present invention also relates to a process for their preparation, a pharmaceutical composition containing said derivatives and a method of treating or preventing acute or chronic neurological disorder comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one such derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Publication number: 20070232583
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), a process for the manufacture thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use for treating CNS disorders: wherein A, B, X, Y, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the description and claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Silvia Gatti McArthur, Erwin Goetschi, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Publication number: 20070167460
    Abstract: 035 The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 to R3, A, M, L, E, G, and J are as defined in the description and claims. The invention also relates to a process for the manufacture of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods for treating CNS disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Silvia McArthur, Erwin Goetschi, Wylie Palmer, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Woltering
  • Patent number: 7238808
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 to R3, A, M, L, E, G, and J are as defined in the description and claims. The invention also relates to a process for the manufacture of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods for treating CNS disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Silvia Gatti McArthur, Erwin Goetschi, Wylie Solang Palmer, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Patent number: 7235547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase (AChE inhibitor) and a metabotropic glutamate receptor 2 antagonist (mGluR2 antagonist) and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The invention also relates to a method of treating and/or preventing acute and/or chronic neurological disorders comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment and/or prevention a therapeutically effective amount of said AChE inhibitor and mGluR2 antagonist as well as a kit comprising said AChE inhibitor and mGluR2 antagonist. In particular, the mGluR2 antagonist relates to the compound of formula I wherein, R1, R2, R3, X and Y are described hereinabove. The combination of the AChE inhibitor and mGluR2 antagonist is useful for treating and/or preventing chronic neurological disorders. These disorders include Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Theresa Maria Ballard, Silvia Gatti McArthur, Erwin Goetschi, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Johannes Woltering
  • Publication number: 20070072879
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein A, E G, J, L, M, R1, R2, and R3 are as defined in the specification and claims. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for preparing the compounds and compositions. The compounds are metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonists and are useful for the treatment of a variety of CNS disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Silvia McArthur, Erwin Goetschi, Juergen Wichmann, Thomas Woltering
  • Patent number: 7138404
    Abstract: This invention is 4-aminopyrimidine derivatives of the formula wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the specification or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also is the preparation of compounds of formula I, pharmaceutical compositions containing therapeutically effective amounts of compounds of formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and to a method of treatment comprising administering therapeutically effective amounts of the compound of formula I for the prevention or treatment of mGluR5 receptor mediated disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Mutel, Jens-Uwe Peters, Juergen Wichmann